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LOT 2739
Amethyst Crystal Display Specimen
4 in. (648 grams, 99 mm).
A freestanding geode section lined with vibrant prismatic amethyst crystals. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Boxed Mixed Crystal and Mineral Specimen Collection [5]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising: a mass of amethyst and quartz crystals; a fluorite specimen; smoky quartz; azurite; fluorite with haematite; calcite with pyrite. 320 grams total, 36-58 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Celestine Sulphate Mineral Display Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
A radiating cluster of white tabular crystals (SrSO4) with dusting of orange mineral present at the tips. 123 grams, 62 mm
From Hammam-Zriba Mine, Tunisia. Acquired at the Bakewell Show, UK, 7 October 2000. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
Massive Rose Quartz Boulder
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
A large irregular boulder displaying some good lustre. 4.54 kg, 18 cm
From Madagascar. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.